The electric car startup has released an improved version of its landmark Tesla Roadster. Keeping with the tradition of the comapny's Silicon Valley milieu, the revised propulsion system was dubbed Powertrain 1.5.

Unlike gasoline powered vehicles which require sequential throttle modulation, EVs are designed to use a single, straight power band. Still, tweaking the drivertrain and its electronics can deliver better performance and even increase the range. According to Technoride, new one-speed Borg-Warner transmission "joins a stouter power inverter and revised engine in a package said to deliver 30 percent more torque and 10 percent more range."

If you are one of the 27 lucky devils burning the rubber off the original Tesla, all you have to do is take a drive to the Tesla dealership and wait four hours for an upgrade. Tesla says that, once swapped, the new powertrain will boost the roadster's torque from 211 foot-pounds to 280. Visit Technoride.com for more.